Felon “Dropped Gun” Where 3-Year-Old was Shot

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- On Tuesday afternoon, 20 June, 2017, in Clinton Township, Michigan, part of metropolitan Detroit, a number of children were playing outside. Adults were nearby.

Different accounts have been given. Some say that a three year old found a pistol. Others say the pistol was being passed around among the children until an older girl handed it to the three year old.

There is general agreement that he shot himself. I have not seen any account by an adult who says they saw him do it. From foxnews.com:

“They thought it was a toy gun. The kids thought it was a toy gun and was passing it around. My daughter says as soon as she handed it to him, he pulled the trigger and shot himself,” Johnson said.

“They thought the gun was a toy gun but in reality the gun was a real gun and it was loaded,” said Police Chief Fred Posavetz. “The little boy actually had shot himself in the side.”

The child was shot in the chest. Some mystery is attached to the event, because the pistol involved in the shooting disappeared, and police have not found it. …Read the Rest

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